Alexander Graham Bell once said, “When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” It makes logical sense to understand this concept. However, being emotional beings we humans are, it is one […]

Benjamin Franklin stated, “It’s better to be a pessimist and pleasantly surprised than an optimist and constantly disappointed.” My take on this is that when you are an optimist and you have the ability to find the silver lining in all situations good and bad, you would not perceive anything to be a constant disappointment. […]

I know what you may be thinking: “How the heck can I find the silver lining when I didn’t win over the guy I wanted to be with?” Though it may not seem clear right away, I can tell you from my own experience that it will make sense one day. Having felt rejected, abandoned, […]

We often question why we have it so bad, when bad things happen to us, and can become hopeless fairly quickly that we just can’t catch a break. As long as we stay in that defeatist mode, we won’t catch a break. I remember the feeling all too well. Back in October 2008, I was […]